Baton Rouge LA

BATON ROUGE - A shooting suspect was taken into custody after a two-and-a-half-hour-long standoff in Baton Rouge. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office said that Eric Goss, 41, of Baton Rouge, was developed as a suspect in the shooting, which happened at a home on Nicholas Street in Plaquemine. Law enforcement...

Stacie Russell is a fighter. She was diagnosed in November with pancreatic cancer that metastasized to the liver, but her battle includes a tangible goal she intends to achieve. Russell is fighting to see her son, Trevor Russell, walk the stage and graduate from high school. “When she told me...

BATON ROUGE - A justice of the peace who was caught serving evictions outside of his jurisdiction signed an agreement saying he would stop. East Baton Rouge Justice of the Peace Mark Miley was the subject of a WBRZ Investigative Unit report when he was facing misconduct claims from the Judiciary Commission of...

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, La. (WAFB) - A large-scale vehicle theft investigation has led to the arrest of one person and arrest warrants for two others, deputies said. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Tajavious Washington was taken into custody on Monday, February 9. Investigators said they believe...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department says two men were arrested in connection with a series of business burglaries totaling over $50,000. According to police, Carey Sanders, 36, and Johnathan Sanders, 24, were apprehended after authorities executed search warrants at two locations in Baton...

You walk into a story that sits at the intersection of alleged misconduct, mental health, and community shock. The incident involves a Baton Rouge middle school counselor accused of sending inappropriate messages to a minor and later found dead on campus; the central fact: authorities say he died by a self-inflicted...

A Raising Cane's restaurant says that it's landlord wants them out over the building because of the smell of fried chicken, and now they are suing their landlord.

BATON ROUGE, La. (KALB) - The Humane Society of Louisiana (HSL) has announced that 15 horses participating in this year’s Mardi Gras horse adoption program are in need of a loving home. This year’s program started with a record 28 horses in need of adoption, and HSL said 13...

A Baton Rouge drug dealer was sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday, months after he admitted to selling a woman a batch of fentanyl-laced pills the day she died. Malcolm Hall III, 31, pleaded guilty to manslaughter during a Nov. 24 hearing inside the 19th Judicial District Courthouse. District Judge Brad Myers...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Department of Justice announced that a large-scale drug trafficking operation was uncovered during a recent traffic stop. US Attorney Kurt Wall is expected to release details about the results of this operation during a news conference at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Watch...